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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
A MYSTERIOUS PACKAGE.
Story About n Package Re
ceived by Chief Justice Waite.

sensational Story About n Package Re-
ceived by Chief Justice Waite.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Am attempt was
made last night either to kill or MAIN Chief
Justice Waite Of the United States Su-
preme Court or to perpctrate silly hoax.
About 6 80 o'clock last evening Q small box
was sent to his house through the special
delivery postal service. 1t was Of PASTE
board, about ten inches by SIX, looking
something like valentine box and adj
dressed in small, cramped and apparently
disguised back-hand writing, ITO the Hon.
CHIEF Justice Waite, 14l5 street, N. w.,
Washington, d. c." Near the bottom were
the words, important papers," under
scored. The thing enclosed was a glass
tube about ten inches long and Of the di-
ameter of a lead pencil, bent at an angle OF
about sixty degrees and fastened to the
box by means O. small pieces Of heavy
paper pasted over it.
The tube for most Of its length contained
Jet black liquid, but about one and half
inches from the end was percussion cap
separating the fluid from little more than
an inch Of coarse powder, apparently what
is known as ''atlas powder" At the other
end Of the powder was another percussion
cap, and to this was attached the
wire whicS was apparently intended to-
explode the tube. This was joined
to small rubber band fastened to-
one side of the box and another wire ran
from the rubber TO o hook-and-eye which
was held in place by Q piece Of paper
pasted over it. II the machine is really
what 1t seems to be, the raising Of the tube
would have exploded it. Before 1t reached
the Chief Justices house, however, the
box was stamped on one side by post
Office employee, and the force with which
the blow was struck in stamping caused
the wire to slip through the ''hoOk and
eye" thus severing the necessary con--
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
TRAIN ROBBERS.
A Train Attacked by Robbers In Colorado
Registered Letters Rined.

A Train Attacked by Robbers In Colorado
Registered Letters Rined.
GUNNIsON, Col. Nov. AT 3:45 o'clock
yesterday morning as the Utah express on
the Denver Il Rio Grande railway was rum
ning slowly at point five miles from
Grand junction where the road runs along
the Gunnison river and a steep bank rises
some 200 feet above and as the train ran
! under the bluff, Engineer Maloy discov-
cred distractions ahead and whistled
brakes, and as he slowed up he saw FIVE
men ON the track and before he could de-
termine what was up the command, ''Get
down out Of there" opened his eyes to the
situation. Under the inspiring influences
of a gun he and Fireman Slessinger lost no
time IN stepping out OF the cab and were
stood hands up under the bank.
The robbers then returned to the car and
rified twentythree registered letters and
packages and moved to the express car.
Messenger Williams, who had been aroused,
had blown out the lights and barred both
doors. and to the demand to ''Open the
door," he replied $50 around to the other
door. Trunks are piled up on this side"
''Move the trunks, then, and be quick about
it, they replied. Pretending to comply he
went to rolling boxes and trunks around
the car, all the time trying to get a sight Of
the fellows to see how many there were
and the chances of q successful defense,
but not being able in the darkness to de-
termine the number, and knowing there.
was no express matter Of value which they
could get, he concluded to open the door.
The robbers jumped in and ordered the
messenger to open the safe and he told
them he could not as he did not know tho.
combination. Not believing him they put q
hi ND bo
matum to open the safe in two minutes or
die. He told them the safe was q through
one and known to only the agents Of the
main Office. The fellow with the revolver
at the head OF the messenger wanted to,
shoot but his accomplices prevented him.
Tney then discussed blowing open the safe,
which in fact contained q large amount o.
money, but concluded that it would take too
long and left the cdr.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
COUNTY SEAT WAR.
A Lively Time in Gray County, Kan, o
the County Seat Question.

A Lively Time In Gray County, Kan, Over
the County Seat Question.
WICHITA, Kan, Nov. 5.-The county COM
missioners Of Gray County met yesterday
at Cimarron for the purpose Of canvassing
the vote of Monday on the county seat. but
they had not been in session long before
they were enjoined upon the ground that
the Cimarron vote was fraudulent, this
action having been taken by ingalls, men.
The commissioners will again meet to can
vass the vote November IA. hoping that
by that time the matter will be so arranged
that count can be made. The ballot box
of Cimarron has not yet been removed from
the second story OF the bank. Before the
board was enjoined they had sent for the
ballots, but the parties guarding them
did not give them up, as they expected the
board to be enjoined, and claim they would
not run any risk Of Ingalls, men getting The
ballot box, but would guard it to the last
moment
The sheriff Of the county is Cimarron
man and has deputized $50 men to serve as
guard for the city. Two hundred of the
number do night service and fifty watch
during the day. Each is armed with q
Winchester rife, some of these weapons
having lately been imported from Dodge
City. AS rule each guard, in addition to
u rifle, has two revolvers and a knife.
Yesterdays recountlng by ClmarrOn men
gives them a majority Of for'y-four, but
the count by Ingalls, men gives them the
county seat by 23i.
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THE SUGAR REGIONS.
Four Negroes Killed at 1'attersonville. La -
Troops Called For.

Four Negroes Killed at rattersonville, La -
Troops Called For.
PATTERsONvILLE, La, Nov. IAN en-
counter took place Saturday between u
sheriff's posse, commanded by Hon.
Daniel Caffrey, and the Arkansas rangers,
commanded by Captain Cade, on the one
side, and n crowd of negro strikers. Scv-
eral Of the strikers were apprehended and
the others were ordered to dispense. but IN
stead of Obcying they showed a disposition
to resist and an engagement ensued. in
which several OF the negroes were killed.
Every thing is now quiet.
TROOPS MOVING.
NEW IBERIA, La, Nov. "A military
company from Opclousas passed down yes
terday, and the artillery detachment of the
Iberia guards left on local train in re-
spOnse to Captain Cadets call for moro
men, and ten more of the guards left last
night to JOIN their command at Patterson
willie. All is quiet here. All the mills in
the Foss Point section, as well as in the in-
teriOr, are at work. A large number Of
negroes went down on a train yesterday to
take the places Of strikers.
CREATED EXCITEMENT.
MORGAN CRY, La, Nov. 7.-Yesterday
was one Of considerable excitement, but
without demonstration by the lab orers.
The killing Of four negroes at Patterson.
vile Saturday created some excitement
here. 1t is not known here who did the
shooting. None of the laborers have COMO
to work in this vicinity but it is rumored
that they will resume work soon.
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"A Minnesota girl married Government

"A Minnesota girl married Government
clerk four years ago and came to Washing
Lon to live. She. was q buxom lass from
Douglas County, and as intelligent as she
was muscular and wholesome to look upon.
Her husband loved her very hard for
while, as young husbands will; but he
soon went the way Of many Government
clerks and fell in love with a bottle and
then with another woman. The Minnesota
lass sat down ard had good cry-just be-
cause its woman's duty to shed few
tears over the erring-but as soon
as the proper amount Of bawling had
been done she stopped. She then
braced up and commenced to study
medicine. She attended medical
lectures while the Indifferent husband
wasted his time and his substance in riot
Gus living. Last spring she was graduated
in medicine and now has her single out
She has picked up considerable practice
during the past few months and bids fair
to become celebrity. She 10 too modest
to have her name used publicly as yet, but
1t will soon be necessary. Her husband
has not paid any rent for Two mouths past,
but she has done %. The house 10 now
leased 70 her. One Of these evenings that
husband will come rolling homo and be met
with few affectlonate words and . club.
and he will be homeless. Then tho name
Of this independent young lady will be made
known 10 the public, and many Of the read
ers Of this communication win know
and rccognise this PICTURE WdsAi.gtes
Letter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
THE PEACE COMMISSION.

The London Telegraph On the Change q
Sentiment In the United states.
LONDON, Nov. A-Some of the London
papers devote considerable space to the In
ternational Peace Conference held at the
White House Tuesday. The Telegraph says
that 1t does not expect much from confer
egces or memorials, but rather from the
growth OF civilization and good feeling in
the two countries. The same spirit which
has broken up duelling in the two coun-
tries would always favor arbitration as o
means Of settling disputea 1t continues:
There was time when American
feeling was very bitter against us.
No Fourth Of July oratory was con-
plete without u fling at the British race.
We were at one time assailed for our IN
sOlent attacks ON slavery, while from $50
to 1864 we were abused all over the North
for our supposed sympathy with the Con-
federates. The rancor of these old times
has died away. The United States, tetchy
and hayward in their infancy. have grown
up into calm and self-respecting manhood.
They are less sensitive to the impertinent
criticism Of European Paul Prys. Disraeli
remarked Of a public man: He has NO
right to be conceited. He has done some
thing America is in this position. 1t
has achieved greatness and has dropped
bombast and bounce. The valOr and
endurance displayed on both sides during
the great war, the heroic patience with
which taxation is borne in order that the
Nation may shake itself free OF debt, the
energy that in thirty years built up mag
nificent fabric Of national prosperity, all
tend to make America not the fretful child
Of fifty years ago, but the grown adult OF
the present time, moving toward its future
destiny with calm pride. 1t is this equality
OF the two great sections Of the AngiO-Sax-
on race and in their ever-growing affinity
that we find the best security for peace"
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
An Internal Package.

NEW YoRK, Oct. 29-About ten O'Clock
last night young man, apparently q years
Of age, wearing the uniform Of an Ameri-
can district telegraph messenger, pre-
sented himself at the residence Of Joseph
Wechsler, OF the dry goods firm Of Wech-
slcr & Abraham. Brooklyn. and to the SER
want who opened the door handed o small
package addressed to Mr.. Wecbsler. The
package was carried to Mrs. Wechsler.
Her attempt to open it caused it 10 explode.
Servants rushed into the room and found
Mrs. Wechsler in terrible coalition. Her
face and hands were badly .acerated and
she was almost blinded while her little son
was rolling about the floor in agony. Moth
Ing is known of the miscreant
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11

TEE people q Delaware have voted-1A.
49, to 39S-in favor Of Q constitutional con-
vention.
THs grand jury at Memphis, Teun., has
returned twenty-eight bills Of indictment
against Wharfmastcr Pat H. Kammagher.
charging him with embezzlement and lar
ceny. Tue amount of his defalcation, as
given In the indictments, was placed at
$50,OOO
HESS, MAYER & Co., wholesale dealers in
ladies' and mems furnishing goods, and
Henlee Wolf, wholesale dealer in hats.
both Of Louisville, KY, have assigned.
Hess, Mayer & Co. have liabilities to the
amount Of s45O, 900, and tho debts Of Hen
lee Wolf will reach SlOO,0O0 The assets Of
either firm will not be over one-third Of
their liabilities.
TIE schooner Ocean Bird. carrying the
mails between Noggshead and Elizabeth
City, N. c., has been sunk with all on
board. Anumber Of passengers went down
with the crew.
The report Of four men being shot by
strikers in Terre Bonnie Parish, La, was
grossly exaggerated. Only one man had
skin Craze on his neck.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
TREBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
An Awful Tragedy Committed In Louis
willie, Ky.

An Awful Tragedy Committed In Louis
willie, ky.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. AT ten O'Clock
this morning Mrs. Mary Bruner, mother Of
Mrs. Charles b. Brownfield, called at the
home of her daughter. AS she entered the
sight that met her eyes was horrible. In
the middle of the bedroom lay the body Of
Charles Browniield. Her daughters
husband was suspended by a
strap attached to the mantel. At the sui
cide's back and on the bed in a dark cor
ner, reposcd the body OF William F. Bru-
ner with his throat cut from ear to ear. In
the other room were the forms of his wife
and nIne-year-Old child. Their heads
were almost severed from their bodies. On
the bureau letter was found saying: II
killed my wife and baby because did not
want them left penniless in the world. The
cause of my being tired of life was
gambling. killed W. F. Bruner because
didn't think he was fit to live" Charles
b. Browntield was about thirty years OF
age. He was a mechanic anL worked in
the shops of the Louisville Il Nashville
railroad in this CITY
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
Tho Harm Mystery.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Nov. 3-This afternoon
detectives arrested William Sims and Harry
Harvard, who, they think beyond DOUBT
are the ones who killed Frank Harm, whoser
body was found in a carriage in Chicago
last week. The evidence against them IS
said to be damaging. Scott Ray, the third
party suspected, is in Jail at Rochester on q.
charge OF disorderly conduct. A girl
named Lille Lazier, to whom Ray is en-
gagged to be married, lives IN Allegheny.
In an interview to-day she stated that Ray
called TO see her on Monday afternoon. It.
Is stated that Ray and several friends as
saulted a woman named Kennedy at.
Rochester and the murdered man was an.
important witness.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
WILD BEASTS.


a Cire1o Upset. and the AnsAolo at LARgo-
An Exciting Scene.
ST. LoUls, Nov. AT $50 o'clock yesteg-
day afternoon . special train Of cars on the
Missouri Pacific road. carrying large cir
Gus from Fort Scott, Kan, collided with
freight train near the Union Depot, killing
one man and injuring another, and letting
the wild animals loose ON the city. With
the train of fiat cars were three passen-
ger coaches containing the performers, and
the whole outfit was on its way to Cincin--
natl, where it was intended to winter. At.
$50 O'Clock the train was about to start.
across the river and was In the Union De-
not yards on the Missouri Pacific track.
running at good speed along the "puzzle,
switch" ut Twelfth street, when one Of the.
cars left the track and several others fol-
lowed it and ran with great force into
train Of box cars standing on the sidetrack>
near by, demolishing one Of these.
In the collision George SQuires, canvas.
man, had his head mashed out of all recog-
nizable shape and one Of his legs crushed,
and his death was instantaneous. Another
canvasman, named Isle, had his leg broken
and was badly bruised. A third canvass
man, named Fuller, who hailed from New
Haven, Conn.,, had his face bruised and was
slightly injured about the body. In the.
smashup the animal cages on the Hat cars
were broken open and through the OPEN.
ings between the bars several Of the beasts
escaped. How many were loose no one
knew and the depot became the scene OF
much excitement. Men ran backward and
forward shouting warnings and there was
stampede for the street, while the circus
men and depot employees began a
search for the animals. The
former said that as nearly as
they could see there were loose lion
and lioness, a leopard and hyena A
few minutes search revealed the leopard
under freight car, and rope was OBJ
tanned and a slip moose made, but it was
badly thrown, and the animal, which had
been covering under the Car, sprang into
the crowd and fastening its teeth in the
leg OF one Of it's pursuers, threw him down
and then springiug over the body and
through the opening ran across the plat
form, bounded into the ticket Office and
then jumped through transom into the
superintendent Office. He was besieged
by the circus men and after several at.
tempts to capture him and two or three
shots being fired at him, he was covered
with a tarpaulin and secured.
The other animals were finally captured.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Several Persons Fatally Injured and Much
n,-.. - =. ,,L,n. TO-.

Several Persons Fatally Injured ana Mucn
Property Lost In Nashville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Nov. About four
o'clock this morning the building on Col
lege street, occupied by Weekly Il Warren
as furniture store. was discovered to be
on fire, and owing to the infiammable char
acter of the MATERIAL the flames spread rap
idly throughout the building and to the
adjoining buildings. The entire block from
Bank alley south to the Western Union
building was one immense sheet Of flame.
The fire department after desperate efforts
succeeded in limiting the fire to the space
described. During the progress OF the fro
The walls OF the building adjoining Bank
alley fell in, and number of people are
known to be injured. some fatally. Among
the wounded was the son of j. Il.
Moore, about fifteen years Of age. His
skull was terribly crushed and he will die.
William Steward, sign painter, was
struck on the left leg. which was badly
fractured. Bradford Nichols hand was
injured. Others are believed to be covered
by the debris which worSmen are now re.
moving. The loss amounted to about $780,
mn
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
SWORD BEARER SHOT.
General Ruger Attacks the Hos
tile Crow Indians on Little Horn
River.
After a Running Fight Chief Sword
Bearer and Three of His Braves
Are Killed.
A Corporal Killed and Two Privates In
jured-Indians Dispersed War Prob
ably Over.

Crow AGENCY, Mont, Nov. THE Crow
Indian affair came to head yesterday re-
sulting in the complete routing Of the red
skins. The Indians held big council in the
morning among themselves and disclaimed
any intention to fight, and when General
Ruger sent James Campbell and inter.
prefer Tobacco Jake" to the Indian camp
! to learn their intentions, about ten chiefs,
| with Pretty Eagle as spokesman, went tc
the soldiers camp.
General Armstrong, tho Indian agent,
/ first spoke, telling the redmen that he had
] been sent by the Great Father to settle the
| trouble with the Crows, but that they had
been bad and he had turned the matter
over entirely to General Ruger, who would
deal with them as he saw lit.
Pretty Eagle answered: 1--WE will give
up Sword Bearer, but can not give up the
Others" +t5.
General Ruger then said. Il want all OF
the seven that fired Into the agency build.
| ing, and will give them one hour and q
half to come in" He then told Crazy Head
that he must bring his son, who was one Of
them. Crazy Head replied that they would
go back 20 the camp and talk to Sword
Bearer.
General Ruger said: "That is all have
to say" and Campbell returned to the In
dian camp with the chiefs, but returned
shortly saying that a council was being
held. The troops were held in readiness,
and the Indians were patiently watched
by the command until the time was up.
The Indians in the meantime had formed
into long line and Sword Bearer could be
seen riding up and down harangulng them.
A few scattering shots were then fired into
I 4 hp rel
Ruger sent troops F and X down the valley
on the left flank OF the Indians, where they
were met by about half OF the Indians
gathered in the war party, which num-
bered about $50. A red-hot sklrmish then
resulted, in which Corporal Charles Thomp-
son was killed, Private Eugene Mailer
slightly wounded and Private Clark thrown
from his horse and his shoulder dislocated.
These were all in troop h, commanded by
Lieutenant Edwards and Second Lieutcn-
ant Byram.
A running fight cnsued, the Indians re-
treating, some to the peaceful gathering
near the agency and others crossing the
river and taking to the hills. Sword
Bearer made final stand at the crossing
of the Little Horn, about one mile below
the agency. in which he and probably three
of his followers were killed. This was the
result OF the skirmish fire Of troop c., First
cavalry, commanded by Captain +. Kupham
and Lieutenant j. b. Aleshire. Sword
Bearers body was brought into camp,
but the other Iudiaus are only reported
dead.
Most of the Indians circled about and
returned to the agency, mixing with the
other camps, but there are now supposed
to be from twenty to fifty loose in the hills.
Several troops of cavalry are now out
close on their heels and they will probably
soon be captured. There were about two
hours of actual fighting.
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The Louisiana Strike.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. AT present over
10000 negro labOrers are on strike. Tie
white men working on the sugar planta-
lions, holding that the demands were un-
just, refused to join them. As the negroes
arein large majority everywhere through
out the sugar district and as they are de-
termined neither to work themselves at
present prices nor allow others to work,
further trouble is looked for, as the plant
ers are determined to introduce new labor
and force the strikers to leave their places,
and for this purpose large number Ut
warrants have been taken out. Several
companies Of the State militia, aggregating
probably GEO men, are under arms at the
principal points throughout the district
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A Pal,vO Ayerted.

LONDON, Oct. 3A-A fire occurred In the
Canterbury music hall Saturday evening,
but, though there were 4,OOO persons pres
ent, the house being filed, they retired in
the most orderly manner at the request of
the stage manager, not angle person ue.
ing thrown down or exhibiting undue haste
or excitement While the audience were
Aiing out the firemen busted themselves in
cxt;nguishing the halnes, which they did
almost before tho last person had reached
the street The audience then returned to
their seats and the programme was 70
suuned, after the manager had congratu-
lated his patrons on their excellent and .
the same time remarkable behavior
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
IN. sheriff Called In.

81. Louis, Nov. a-Two attachment suits
were filed in the circuit court by Joseph
Specht and Mareno A. Wolf against tho
wholesale millinery house Of Isaac h Ro--
seminal 4 Co, Of this city. Mr.. Specht's.
claim is for 200, and that Of Mr.. Wolf is
for SaSO00 The sheriff took possession OF
the store and stock. The firm has . branch.
house in New York, and 1t was lately
learned BY Nessrs- Specht and Wolf that
il had issued about &15aO00 worth Of ac-
commodation paper In that city and that
the firm holding It was liable 70 FAIL hence
they attached the arm here to protects
themselves. Tia value Of the stock Of the
St. Louis firm 10 said 70 be about s90.W0
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-11
Railway Building.

CHICAGO. Nov. THE Railray Age says:
''From January to November "a roads
have laid a total Of 9,4OS miles OF track.
More track has been laid 10 far this year
than in the year 1856 and exceeds the rec
ord Of all other years in the history Of this
or any other country. Tho greatest activi-
ty has been exhibited in belt west Of the
Missouri river, stretching from Dakota and
Montana south to the gull Kansas con-
tinues, Is last year, far in the lead, showing
already an addition Of !, $50 miles since the
year began. Nebraska follows next with =
report Of So miles, Texas with S34 miles,
Colorado with rs miles and Dakota with
Csc miles,o